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[Annie0710]

Hi,
I am new here so wouldn't dream of giving advice and I'm constantly searching for answers myself but just popped in to say I've been on oestrogen since I was 33, and I'm now 48.

I am having hormone problems now and seeing a gp Thursday xx

[Hurdity]

Hi kimmyfish

It is not usual to have to see a doctor every 3 months when you are a long term HRT user - but I would have thought it was good practice initially - to see how you are getting on generally as CLKD says.

I think mine is every 6 months or maybe a year - I order my prescrptions online anyway and they never ask me to come in. I tend to go along to discuss things now and again anyway so they see then whether a review is overdue or not.

You have a right to the HRT you choose provided there is no medical reason why not and you can justify your reasons eg Femoston contains a progestogen most similar to our own progesterone and is least androgenic  (like testosterone). They can't argue with that!

Hurdity x

[peegeetip]

Even if you have a medical problem you can have HRT.

As long as amy problem is monitored and treated to control things then there is no reason anyone of us should be denied HRT.

[Hurdity]

Here are the contraindications to HRT as listed on this site:

    Pregnancy
    Undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding
    Active or recent blood clot or myocardial infarction (heart attack)
    Suspected or active breast or endometrial (womb) cancer
    Active liver disease with abnormal liver function tests
    Porphyria cutanea tarda

http://www.menopausematters.co.uk/contraindications.php

These are the sorts of medical reasons I was referring to - mind you I haven't heard of the last one 

Hurdity x